In light of the most recent interior robbery at Piari Landing, Puruni, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has highlighted two measures it wants to see taken by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) – one of these being to eradicate the “floating shops” present in the mining areas.
Speaking with Stabroek News yesterday on behalf of the Association, Administrative Coordinator of GGDMA, Colin Sparman explained that the so-called “floating shops” are those that are in business in illegal locations. He said that shops in the interior area are supposed to be in certain designated landings, where miners
